Gray hair is a sign of age not of wisdom.

Whatever is good to know is difficult to learn.

He that cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.

A truth spoken before its time is dangerous.

Nothing will content him who is not content with a little.

Better the friend we can see than the money we cannot.

It is better in times of need to have a friend rather than money.

In times of difficulty friendship is on trial.

The beginning is half of every action.

If deeds are wanting all words appear mere vanity and emptiness.

He who would be happy should stay at home.

Once upon a time, loss of love, rejection, weakness and loss of territory all meant death. Now it just feels that way.

Words create conceptions and self-conceptions and ultimately nations. They can start and stop wars. They can would and heal. Choosing words carefully is a moral responsibility.

I'm a worrier by nature. My husband says that if I'm not worried about something, I'm worried about what I've forgotten to be worried about.

I have several Scottish Terriers. I find them to be the most wonderful dogs.

I think that we will come out on top as women, as people of color, as Muslims, as transgender people, as people who are part of the disabled community - I think that we'll come out on top.

I often think about my Music Man guitars being 100 million percent tailored to my needs as a player and how lucky I am.

History supplied numerous instances to prove that brute force is as nothing before soul-force.

Writing novels is a way of living alternative lives.

It's fascinating how much of our sense of attractiveness and feminine identity is bound up in our hair.

L.A. is nothing but a bunch of driving, and I hate all that damn driving 'cause it interferes with my drinking.